Myriam Schahabian

Biography

Born 1965 in Karlsruhe/Germany

Raised in Tehran/Iran until 1981

1985-88 Studies of Sculpture at the Accademia Di Belle Arti di Bologna and Florence/Italy

1988-93 Studies of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart/Germany

1992 Award of the Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart

1993 Foreign Exchange Scholarship of the Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart, 6-months stay in Tehran / Iran

1997 and 1999 Competitions " Realisation of Art in Construction”, Karlsruhe

2001 Film Funding NRW and Ministry of Science

2006 Award of the Museum Society, Ettlingen

2008  Funding Ministry of Foreign Affairs

since 2009 collaboration with the State Maiolica in Karlsruhe

2010 Collaboration with ZKM (Center for Art and Media)Karlsruhe

2022 Stiftung Kunstfonds project grant

Public Acquisitions

2006, 2007, 2014 

Civic Gallery, Karlsruhe

2008, 2023 

State Museum of Baden, Karlsruhe

Exhibitions and Festivals (selection)

2022

Monochrom

State Maiolica, Karlsruhe

2018

Found Footage, Blao Gallery Heidelberg, solo

2017

Tierra, Blao Gallery, Heidelberg, solo

2015

Spuren.Suche.Begegnungen, Civic Gallery Orgelfabrik, Karlsruhe

2013

Global Culture, State Museum of Baden, Karlsruhe

Revision, Artpark Gallery, Karlsruhe, solo

Art Fair, Karlsruhe

2012

Virtual Borders II, Gallery of Saarland, Berlin

Virtual Borders, Kommandantenhaus, Dilsberg

2011

Interaction. Art &Media Crossing, AB Gallery, Luzern

Spektral – Diametral, Civic Gallery, Karlsruhe

Schnittmenge, pART Galerie, Karlsruhe

2010

The Limits of Control, ZKM (Center for Art and Media), Karlsruhe, solo

Limited Accsess II, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo

2009

Tehran Blues, Prinz Max Palais, Karlsruhe

Qu(art)ett, State Majolica, Karlsruhe

Limited Access, Azad Gallery, Teheran

2008

Urban Jealousy, Kunsthaus Bethanien, Berlin

Collision, Kunsthaus L6, Freiburg, catalogue

Spaces in Between, Azad Gallery, Tehran, solo, catalogue

2007

Virtual Residency, European Centre of Art and Industry Culture, Völkingen, catalogue

Oriental Pottery, State Museum, Karlsruhe, catalogue

2006

corps blessés ibz Karlsruhe (International Center for Encounter)

scharf, Museum of Art and Crafts, Hamburg, catalogue

Pamina Art Prize, Museum am Schloss, Ettlingen, catalogue

2003

Femme Totale, short film festival, Dortmund

2002                      

Short Film Festival, Oberhausen

1998                          

DAI (German-American Institute), Heidelberg, solo

1995                      

Biennial of Sculptural Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran/Iran